GANGWON-DO < invest Korea

2021 International Children's Winter Games (ICWG), a festival of children from all over the world, will be held in Pyeongchang and Gangeung of Gangwon province in 2021.

Gangwon province announced that the committee of the ICWG held in Ufa, Russia on July 11 decided to hold the 2021 games in Gangwon province.

The ICWG is to be held for six days, from February 19 to 24 in 2021.

1,000 players (aged 12-15) from 70 cities around 20 countries are expected to participate in 8 winter sports (5 on the snow and 3 on the ice).

Gangwon province and Pyeongchang gun are planning to hold various cultural programs including Taekwondo, winter sports movies, street parade in addition to opening and closing ceremonies.

nssysh@newsis.com

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Source: Newsis (July 11, 2019)

** This article was translated from Korean.